A View From Newark, N.J., On Election Day

by Robert Smith, NPR

Mayor Cory Booker had everything he needed to win: money, ads, an Internet campaign and celebrity endorsements. But what does a candidate do when he has none of these? He yells at people. Out of speakers. From the top of a truck. NPR's Robert Smith was also in Newark, N.J, on election day, what some consider to be the loudest day of the year.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, May 12, 2010